מָשָׁל
mâshâl(maw-shawl')
“properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)”
39 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
Translated in KJV as
bywordlikeparableproverb.
Etymology
apparently from H4910 (מָשַׁל) in some original sense of superiority in mental action;
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“What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?”